SONATA ARCTICA – TALVIYÖ »ENGLISH / FRENCH«

This September 6th, 2019, release of the new album of the group Sonata Arctica: Talviyö (translation: Winter Nights).
The cover of this new opus, which represents the great cold with snow, moon and snow-covered fir trees, is very well designes. It’s a photo of the award-winning photographer Onni Wiljami.
We are no longer presenting the group Sonata Arctica, which plays Finnish powermetal for the great pleasure of its fans. This is their 10th album.
It consists of 11 titles, for a total duration of 56 minutes. For the realization, Tony Kakko changed usual methods and calls on an outside producer, Mikko Tegelman of Studio 57.
I discover the titles, and I am transported in a universe where I feel good.Tony wanted an album that was musically different from the last two ones, and we can say it’s successful.
« Message From The Sun » a wink to the Northern Lights, (it’s so beautiful to see), brings us back to the early hours of Sonata Arctica with some classic heavy-speed.
In « Whirlwind » we discover a rather dark atmosphere, with a side more rock, which raises the sound level after the first title of the album.
« Cold » with its pop rock atmosphere, makes us travel into the 80s, it’s pretty cool.
« The Raven Still Flies With You » is a pretty piece of progressive rock style that lasts more than 7 minutes, with beautiful harmonies between keyboard and vocals.
« Storm The Armada » is a very surprising title that make us think of Dream Theater. We can feel the inspiration of Elias and Pasi.
« Ismo’s Got Good Reactors » also surprises with its Eastern and Celtic sounds. I loved it.
« Demon’s Cage » changes registry for a more aggressive sound.
Not to mention the ballads of the album, which I find beautifully interpreted: « The Last Of The Lambs » and « The Garden« , a conclusion diametrically opposed to the introduction of this 10th opus of Sonata Arctica.
The entire album is for me a success and does not look like the previous ones. Despite the slow passages of some titles, the fans of the first hour will certainly be conquered.

01 Message From The Sun
02 Whirlwind
03 Cold
04 Storm The Armada
05 The Last Of The Lambs
06 Who Failed The Most
07 Ismo’s Got Good Reactors
08 Demon’s Cage
09 A Little Less Understanding
10 The Raven Still Flies
11 The Garden